# Former Didcot A Power Station

Former Didcot A Power Station is a permit-only research location; a current data-centre project is unconfirmed in Former Didcot A Power Station, Didcot Data Centre - Emergency Back-up Generation Facility EPR/LP3005BL, Milton Road, Didcot, OX11 7TT. The reported operator is AMAZON DATA SERVICES UK LIMITED.

Canonical: https://eloragrid.ai/land-grid/data-centres/united-kingdom/former-didcot-a-power-station-5bfb4f0526aa
Status: Permit only
Operator: AMAZON DATA SERVICES UK LIMITED
Evidence reviewed: 2026-11-10

## About this location

Former Didcot A Power Station is a permit-only research location; a current data-centre project is unconfirmed in Former Didcot A Power Station, Didcot Data Centre - Emergency Back-up Generation Facility EPR/LP3005BL, Milton Road, Didcot, OX11 7TT. The reported operator is AMAZON DATA SERVICES UK LIMITED.

## Status evidence

Effective government environmental permit for a named data-centre installation or first-party-matched DC site; construction/operation not inferred from permit issue date.

## Location evidence

Published EA site grid reference SU5089091490 transformed OSGB36 to WGS84; 350 m screening radius covers point placement uncertainty, not a surveyed boundary. Site address/postcode checked for locality consistency.

## Electrical work and project likelihood

Probability not assessed. Planning stage is not a calibrated probability.

## Sources

- [Former Didcot A Power Station](https://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/industrial-installations/registration/EPR-LP3005BL) — 2021-10-12

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Nearby infrastructure does not establish an electrical connection, available capacity or an open tender.